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more soaking rain heading towards northern california. find out when it's going to get here as we look live outside. your forecast is coming up. ,, ,,,,,, online outfit ,,,,,, piccolo headphones buy now broadway show megapixels place to sleep little roadster war and peace deep sea diving ninja app hipster glasses 5% cash back offenders. the a-c-l-u says that constitutes free speech protected by >>> a federal judge in san francisco is considering the use of social media by sex offenders. the aclu says that constitutes free speech protected by the u.s. constitution. the group is challenging a provision of prop 35 that voter- approved proposition requiring sex offenders give authorities a list of their internet providers and screen names. the judge gave no indication of how he might rule. >>> police are looking for three men who tied up a san francisco family and robbed them during an overnight break- in. it happened at a home on sloat boulevard in the pine lake park neighborhood. police say the men were wearing ski masks when they forced th
more soaking rain heading towards northern california. find out when it's going to get here as we look live outside. your forecast is coming up. ,, ,,,,,, online outfit ,,,,,, piccolo headphones buy now broadway show megapixels place to sleep little roadster war and peace deep sea diving ninja app hipster glasses 5% cash back offenders. the a-c-l-u says that constitutes free speech protected by >>> a federal judge in san francisco is considering the use of social media by sex...
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the family was in southern california in pasadena on christmas day visiting relatives. as they were riding in a minivan police were chasing a suspect in an suv through the streets. the chase went a mile and less than a minute then the suspect vehicle failed to stop for a red light and smashed into the minivan. two cousins were killed including an 11-year-old in daly city. three others were badly hurt. [ crying ] >> the dad and the boy always traveled together and see them together all the time. the father was always the one taking them to school... [ crying ] >> i would see them back and forth coming from sports and... [ crying ] >> reporter: kendrick's neighbor rita is heartbroken at the news. she identified him from this facebook picture. she says the boy was always involved with sports and school and his father was devoted to his children. >> i feel for them. the dad was really nice. so dedicated to his family. you could see that they loved each other a lot. [ crying ] >> reporter: kendrick's parents were also hurt in the crash as was one other 16-year-old girl. it i
the family was in southern california in pasadena on christmas day visiting relatives. as they were riding in a minivan police were chasing a suspect in an suv through the streets. the chase went a mile and less than a minute then the suspect vehicle failed to stop for a red light and smashed into the minivan. two cousins were killed including an 11-year-old in daly city. three others were badly hurt. [ crying ] >> the dad and the boy always traveled together and see them together all the...
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northern california coast. the obama administration wants to nearly double the of two national marine >>> a new plan would permanently ban oil drilling off the northern california coast. the obama administration wants to double the size of two national marine sanctuaries off the sonoma and mendocino coasts. cbs 5 reporter john ramos explains why some who make their living in those waters are concerned. >> reporter: it's easy to see why alfred hitchcock picked bodega bay for the setting of his movie "th birds." they are everywhere. the federal government just announced a plan to extend the sanctuary all the way up to mendocino county. >> this area is a national treasure. it needs and it deserves permanent protection from oil and gas exploration. >> reporter: the fear is that any oil drilling in these waters could lead to an environmental disaster like what occurred when the oil rig blew up off the gulf coast. no one wants to see that here. and it's been reported the sanctuary designation will only apply to oil e
northern california coast. the obama administration wants to nearly double the of two national marine >>> a new plan would permanently ban oil drilling off the northern california coast. the obama administration wants to double the size of two national marine sanctuaries off the sonoma and mendocino coasts. cbs 5 reporter john ramos explains why some who make their living in those waters are concerned. >> reporter: it's easy to see why alfred hitchcock picked bodega bay for the...
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. >>> stranded for days in a northern california bar. how a pony got stuck up the stairs. ,, oh, you have a keurig vue brewer? oh, it's great! now i can brew my coffee just the way i love it. how do you do that? well, inside the brewer, there's this train that's powerful enough to carry more coffee and fresh water to make coffee that's stronger and bigger... and even hotter! actually, i just press this button. brew the coffee you love -- stronger, bigger, or hotter -- with the keurig vue. i wish i had u-verse when i was your age. in my day, we didn't have these fancy wireless receivers. blah blah blah. if i had a sleepover, i couldn't just move the tv into the playroom. no. we had to watch movies in the den because that's where the tv outlet was. and if dad was snoring on the couch, we muscled through it. is she for real? your generation has it made. [ male announcer ] the wireless receiver only from at&t u-verse. get u-verse tv for $29 a month for six months. rethink possible. is for many college graduato find jobs. but this statiste he
. >>> stranded for days in a northern california bar. how a pony got stuck up the stairs. ,, oh, you have a keurig vue brewer? oh, it's great! now i can brew my coffee just the way i love it. how do you do that? well, inside the brewer, there's this train that's powerful enough to carry more coffee and fresh water to make coffee that's stronger and bigger... and even hotter! actually, i just press this button. brew the coffee you love -- stronger, bigger, or hotter -- with the keurig...
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. >>> fiscal cliff camps are sprouting up across california. congresswoman's office in san jose, local seniors rally to demand lawmakers raise taxes on bank and corporations lain off social programs. city omhi-wwork. 3 >>> developing news in san pablo. ken bastida is live with more. police still look for the gunman? >> reporter: that's right, allen. they are still trying to figure out what happened inside this apartment. as you mentioned, shots rang out. it is normally quiet here. early sunday morning when police got here they found two people's bodice -- bodies laying on the stairs here. they also found something else inside the apartment. they found their 4-year-old daughter inside safe. police say somebody in this neighborhood knows what happened and they want find out. >> in front of my mom's house on dover and i heard two loud gunshots. >> on a saturday night there are people still up watching tv, doing nightly events. we're hoping that often times a person will say i heard something but they think it's not significant. they don't call, an
. >>> fiscal cliff camps are sprouting up across california. congresswoman's office in san jose, local seniors rally to demand lawmakers raise taxes on bank and corporations lain off social programs. city omhi-wwork. 3 >>> developing news in san pablo. ken bastida is live with more. police still look for the gunman? >> reporter: that's right, allen. they are still trying to figure out what happened inside this apartment. as you mentioned, shots rang out. it is normally...
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cbs 5 political reporter grace lee with what happens next for proposition 8 in california. grace. >> reporter: well, dana, this could be it. monday morning we could know if same-sex marriages will resume within days here in california. or it could mean more waiting for thousands of couples who have not been allowed legal marriage status for years now. but knowing that the highest court in the country could be making that landmark decision soon has a lot of people waiting anxiously. >> reporter: music brought them together five years ago the same year california allowed same-sex marriages from june until prop 8 the ban on same- sex marriage passed with 52% of the vote in november of 2008. >> we thought we shouldn't rush into it a few months into our relationship so we waited. >> reporter: are you ready now? >> very much. very much. in fact, we have been hoping that we could do it this week. >> reporter: legally, they are not allowed this week. but on monday, the u.s. supreme court could take two paths. it could deny to review prop 8. that would be a victory because it means
cbs 5 political reporter grace lee with what happens next for proposition 8 in california. grace. >> reporter: well, dana, this could be it. monday morning we could know if same-sex marriages will resume within days here in california. or it could mean more waiting for thousands of couples who have not been allowed legal marriage status for years now. but knowing that the highest court in the country could be making that landmark decision soon has a lot of people waiting anxiously....
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that is the law in the state of california. in other states, they do have locked facilities. >> reporter: matt is the ceo of edgewood group home in san francisco which has had its share of walkaways over the years though none ended in such tragedy. >> can a kid just walk away? if a kid is not presenting whether it's a 5 or 8-year-old or 17-year-old kid, they are not presenting a danger to themselves or to another staff member, we can't simply restrain them. >> reporter: so when the teenager walked out and headed for the bart station down the road, legally the only option was to send staff out to follow and keep an eye on her. >> we do everything we can to keep the kids safe and we'll follow the child. sometimes they get away. >> reporter: that's just what happened. staffers from the home followed the girl only to lose her at the fruitvale bart station where she was allegedly forced on to a train by a repeat criminal gary atkinson of san francisco who is charged with multiple counts of rape kidnapping and assaulting a minor. >>
that is the law in the state of california. in other states, they do have locked facilities. >> reporter: matt is the ceo of edgewood group home in san francisco which has had its share of walkaways over the years though none ended in such tragedy. >> can a kid just walk away? if a kid is not presenting whether it's a 5 or 8-year-old or 17-year-old kid, they are not presenting a danger to themselves or to another staff member, we can't simply restrain them. >> reporter: so...
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in california, i.c.e. has deported 82,000 illegal immigrants under s-com. a spokesman says three-quarters had already been removed before and didn't elaborate on the attorney general's decision today. 62,000 of those had convictions but they were trivial and some were detained for running stop signs or a broken taillight. >> i'm wondering if money plays into this at all. >> well, right now the way it stands is that if a local municipality holds someone for 48 hours, the feds don't reimburse them the money so the local people are the ones footing the bill for i.c.e. at this point. >> all right. thank you. >>> mini spy planes could soon what patrol the skies over alameda county. the sheriff's office says it needs the remote-controlled drones for emergencies and deputy safety. but cbs 5 reporter ann notarangelo says activists are worried big brother is on board. >> reporter: the alameda county sheriff's department wants to spend $31,000 to purchase this drone and privacy advocates don't have a problem with the cost. their issue is the way the sheriff's departm
in california, i.c.e. has deported 82,000 illegal immigrants under s-com. a spokesman says three-quarters had already been removed before and didn't elaborate on the attorney general's decision today. 62,000 of those had convictions but they were trivial and some were detained for running stop signs or a broken taillight. >> i'm wondering if money plays into this at all. >> well, right now the way it stands is that if a local municipality holds someone for 48 hours, the feds don't...
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thi >>> developing introduce out of southern california. a woman and a girl died after a car plowed into a bus bench in riverside. this afternoon's crash also injured two others. it's unclear what caused the car to mount the sidewalk. >>> highway 1 near big sur is back open tonight. caltrans closed that road sunday after a rockslide. this week an emergency contractor cleared it and fixed the road and stabilized the hillside. the highway reopened to two-way traffic about an hour ago. >>> you don't have to pay to ride on muni tonight. the transit agency is offering free rides to celebrate its 100th birthday. buses, the underground, cable cars are all free. you can still hop on no charge until 5:00 tomorrow morning. >>> big fans. '60s. '70s and '80s the dmv has something new for you. cbs 5 reporter don ford says they are offering new license plates that are actually old. >> reporter: california is clearly the car capital of the country and if you crave the classics, the dmv has a deal for you. starting this january 1 for an extra $50 you can p
thi >>> developing introduce out of southern california. a woman and a girl died after a car plowed into a bus bench in riverside. this afternoon's crash also injured two others. it's unclear what caused the car to mount the sidewalk. >>> highway 1 near big sur is back open tonight. caltrans closed that road sunday after a rockslide. this week an emergency contractor cleared it and fixed the road and stabilized the hillside. the highway reopened to two-way traffic about an...
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. >> so, for now gay marriages in california remain on hold. >> that stays in place and will stay in place until they issue their decision which probably won't be until june. >>> gay couples in san francisco's castro district are cautiously optimistic the nation's high court will rule in their favor. cbs 5 spoke with a number of them about the court's decision today. >> i think it will be a close call. the supreme court may be a 5-4 split depending on how kennedy comes down. >> i was married in san francisco in '04, which was very historic. i'm divorced now and i deserve the freedom to divorce. >> that's like the easy way out. >> public opinion seems to be shifting towards acceptance of same sex marriage. in 2011 rare salmon gallop poll found for the first time majority of americans support it. >> the battle over same sex marriage has a unique story here in california. we were only the second state to allow it and the only state to then ban it. it began in san francisco back in 2004. over a period of mount, san francisco issued some 4,000 marriage licenses under the direction of the
. >> so, for now gay marriages in california remain on hold. >> that stays in place and will stay in place until they issue their decision which probably won't be until june. >>> gay couples in san francisco's castro district are cautiously optimistic the nation's high court will rule in their favor. cbs 5 spoke with a number of them about the court's decision today. >> i think it will be a close call. the supreme court may be a 5-4 split depending on how kennedy...
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they eventually raised two children in southern california. a few months ago 74-year-old bob and 71-year-old norma celebrated their 48th anniversary. and a newspaper article about what documents to have in case of death got bob thinking about the future. >> one of the pieces they talked about was the importance of having a legal marriage license. so if you want to get your spouse's benefits, you have to have that document. >> reporter: so bob called the san mateo county hall of records to get a copy of their marriage certificate. two weeks later, a surprising letter. >> they had no record of it at all. so that's when we first -- i remember i called them from work i think. look, we' not married! >> the church obviously would have a record of what they did and everybody's signature was there. what they forgot to do was send it in to the county. >> they had a copy they faxed it to us. >> reporter: although they now had a copy, the clarks soon learned that marriage certificates have to be filed within two years of the ceremony so on november 21 th
they eventually raised two children in southern california. a few months ago 74-year-old bob and 71-year-old norma celebrated their 48th anniversary. and a newspaper article about what documents to have in case of death got bob thinking about the future. >> one of the pieces they talked about was the importance of having a legal marriage license. so if you want to get your spouse's benefits, you have to have that document. >> reporter: so bob called the san mateo county hall of...
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we will be dry here in northern california. dry tonight and for the first half of tomorrow then rain moves in north to south, but it will not be a repeat of the heavy rainfall we had over the weekend. chris passports day, low to mid 50s. concord 52. san francisco 53. forecast, showers around late tomorrow. wednesday, we dry out thursday and friday. couple showers possible saturday. this forecast is a lot less stormy. that is your cbs 5 forecast. >> paul, thanks. >>> more than a thousand presents on their way to children for chris passports day. >> rudolph the red-nose reindeer. >> annual toy drive at union square. mary ann lee joining the organizers. they are hoping to have at least 15,000 toys by the end of the vent. >> a great way to start christmas eve, wishing everybody a really merry christmas. >> i don't think that is snowfall behind them officially. toy donations accepted until 2:00 a.m. when the bar closes. anybody unable to get there can donate. they will come to you, pick up your donation and take. firefighters will b
we will be dry here in northern california. dry tonight and for the first half of tomorrow then rain moves in north to south, but it will not be a repeat of the heavy rainfall we had over the weekend. chris passports day, low to mid 50s. concord 52. san francisco 53. forecast, showers around late tomorrow. wednesday, we dry out thursday and friday. couple showers possible saturday. this forecast is a lot less stormy. that is your cbs 5 forecast. >> paul, thanks. >>> more than a...
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his mother purchased them at a northern california safeway. and ed says they have been tucked away in a drawer for more than a year. >> the gift card representative who said that these cards were already used, i'm like, where? she said, well one of the places was online. i don't shop at macy's online. >> reporter: we found similar complaints from other macy's gift cardholders who say they too just learned their $100 gift cards were worthless. it's not just macy's. two years ago a batch of best buy gift cards sold at lucky's and safeway stores had zero balances, as well. >> it's embarrassing when you hand it out. people don't know what to think. >> reporter: back then the problem was tampering. scammers scratching off the pin code and registering the card so once it was purchased they could use the money first. souza believes that's what happened to him as he noticed his code was exposed when he opened the gift card packaging yesterday. tonight macy's confirms it did have a problem with tampered cards several years ago and it's possible these a
his mother purchased them at a northern california safeway. and ed says they have been tucked away in a drawer for more than a year. >> the gift card representative who said that these cards were already used, i'm like, where? she said, well one of the places was online. i don't shop at macy's online. >> reporter: we found similar complaints from other macy's gift cardholders who say they too just learned their $100 gift cards were worthless. it's not just macy's. two years ago a...
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they have been were suspected of smuggling drugs off the california coast yesterday. they rammed the coast guard boat killing 34-year-old chief petty officer terrell horne who leaves behind a child and a pregnant wife. >> he allowed me to have someone to look up to. he was a man of honor. i was proud to call him chief. >> another u.s. coast guardsman suffered minor injuries in the crash. >>> the most extensive examination to date of the deceased athletes' brains shows that most had signs of brain damage after suffering repeated head injuries. as concerns mount over the dangers of head injuries, dr. kim mulvihill asks, is it time to ban tackle football for young children? >> didn't really take it right or left... >> reporter: during a november 11 game against st. louis, 49ers quarterback alex smith complained of blurred vision. the diagnosis, concussion. a new study links repeated concussions to permanent brain injury. researchers studied the autopsy of 58 85 brain donors and found a high percentage that has a disease like alzheimer's with repetitive head injuries. >>
they have been were suspected of smuggling drugs off the california coast yesterday. they rammed the coast guard boat killing 34-year-old chief petty officer terrell horne who leaves behind a child and a pregnant wife. >> he allowed me to have someone to look up to. he was a man of honor. i was proud to call him chief. >> another u.s. coast guardsman suffered minor injuries in the crash. >>> the most extensive examination to date of the deceased athletes' brains shows that...
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thank you, grace. >>> and then there are california state workers. a new report details just who makes what. cbs news reporter randy paige takes a look at the numbers. >> reporter: california's been described as the golden state particularly for some state employees. according to this bloomberg news story which compares compensation for california state employees to their counterparts in the nation's 12 most populous states california ranks number one with the average pay for state workers at more than $60,000 a year. new york ranks number 2 at $56,000. and new jersey right behind at $54,000. then there are the extreme examples. bloomberg reports one prison psychiatrist made more than $800,000 last year and a chp division chief retired with more than $483,000 with salary, pension and other exceptions. >> that's a lot. >> reporter: reaction on the street today was unanimous. >> definitely something should be done about that. >> even if those examples are not representative of the broader state employee population, it's the kind of thing that leaves a
thank you, grace. >>> and then there are california state workers. a new report details just who makes what. cbs news reporter randy paige takes a look at the numbers. >> reporter: california's been described as the golden state particularly for some state employees. according to this bloomberg news story which compares compensation for california state employees to their counterparts in the nation's 12 most populous states california ranks number one with the average pay for...
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scanner issues extend far beyond california. safeway operates stores in 20 states under a variety of names. inspections show even higher failure rates in three other states yet california is still the only one to take legal action and many states have no inspections at all. >> the best way to protect yourself is to protect yourself. >> reporter: while the ftc is responsible for federal protection, you should check your receipts. ask to get your overcharged items free. although it does take dedication. >> i don't do that here. they do it over there. >> reporter: we spent a total of 30 minutes atticus mer service in just three stores attempting to get our overcharged items for free. >> shouldn't i get it for free because i was overcharged. >> i never seen that. >> no. >> reporter: at the end of the day only one store agreed. >> awe can do that. >> reporter: they say they have been retrained on the policy but employees said they were trained not to offer an overcharged item for free unless a customer asked. safeway says it's commit
scanner issues extend far beyond california. safeway operates stores in 20 states under a variety of names. inspections show even higher failure rates in three other states yet california is still the only one to take legal action and many states have no inspections at all. >> the best way to protect yourself is to protect yourself. >> reporter: while the ftc is responsible for federal protection, you should check your receipts. ask to get your overcharged items free. although it...
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local crabbers are refusing to fish for the northern california delicacy because of a new price fight with wholesalers. cbs 5 reporter anne makovec shows us, the solidarity on the docks is being tested. >> strike last year this boat. >> right. >> well, you got go fishing. nobody is making money. >> you got go fishing. >> reporter: tensions are high on pier 45 where a lone crab boat came in this morning. a strike has all of the others docked. >> we're tied up negotiating with the processors. >> reporter: it's a dispute over the price of fresh dungeness crab. wholesalers and fishermen had agreed on $3 a pound at the start of the season in november. but demand went down after thanksgiving. so wholesalers want to pay a quarter to 75 cents less. the crab boat association says no deal. >> there's not that much crab left out there. we took a big whack out of it. so it should be worth as much or more than we got paid before. >> reporter: this boat which locals call a "scab" came from oregon. >> trying to keep things going. >> reporter: in the meantime things are coming to a standstill at loca
local crabbers are refusing to fish for the northern california delicacy because of a new price fight with wholesalers. cbs 5 reporter anne makovec shows us, the solidarity on the docks is being tested. >> strike last year this boat. >> right. >> well, you got go fishing. nobody is making money. >> you got go fishing. >> reporter: tensions are high on pier 45 where a lone crab boat came in this morning. a strike has all of the others docked. >> we're tied up...
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. >> reporter: california requires background checks on all firearms which includes a 10-day cooling-off period. but in many states, you can receive your gun within minutes as fast as the computer can finish checking your background. speaking of computers, there's all sorts of stuff on the internet. you can buy almost all the parts of a weapon without any age restrictions. the one exception is the receiver. the part with the serial number that usually houses the trigger. you have to buy a receiver from a federally designated firearms dealer. there are also website that is show you how to build a complete firearm from scratch with help from a three- dimensional printer. >> right now anyone can manufacture a firearm as long as they are in compliance with the laws and regulations. >> reporter: as for buying ammunition, several of the recent mass murderers have bought lawsuit capacity magazines. these magazines allow the shooter to fire as many as 100 rounds in just a few seconds. they are perfectly legal in many states. [ sound of automatic gunfire ] >> reporter: where are the gun advocates
. >> reporter: california requires background checks on all firearms which includes a 10-day cooling-off period. but in many states, you can receive your gun within minutes as fast as the computer can finish checking your background. speaking of computers, there's all sorts of stuff on the internet. you can buy almost all the parts of a weapon without any age restrictions. the one exception is the receiver. the part with the serial number that usually houses the trigger. you have to buy a...
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we have a dip in the jet stream off the california coastline almost the exact opposite of what we have in the summer where there is a big ridge of high pressure and the source of our air is coming down from places like alaska. it's wrapping around this low pressure system and feeding in cold, unstable air. we are not looking at big rainmakers, nothing like three weeks ago. just more cold air is reinforced every day keeping highs only in the 50s and we'll get a good shot of rain about two out of every three days. scattered showers highs only in the 50s for some of you in inland communities maybe struggling to make it into the 50s at all and next week it will stay chilly. 55 for san jose, concord 52, well below average. scattered showers couple of degrees milder. monday more showers. tuesday rain likely. the answer is wednesday. wednesday and thursday looking dry before more showers come back. now cold and wet means snow in the mountains. excellent base 42 to 50 inches a widespread depending on the elevation of squaw valley. that is your ski report and it's time for sports. >> all right,
we have a dip in the jet stream off the california coastline almost the exact opposite of what we have in the summer where there is a big ridge of high pressure and the source of our air is coming down from places like alaska. it's wrapping around this low pressure system and feeding in cold, unstable air. we are not looking at big rainmakers, nothing like three weeks ago. just more cold air is reinforced every day keeping highs only in the 50s and we'll get a good shot of rain about two out of...
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this year in california, more than 20,000 men will be diagnosed. most including governor brown will have early stage prostate cancer. now, that means it's localized to the prostate gland and has not spread. governor brown is being treated with a conventional course of radiation which typically means five days a week for four or five weeks. the governor's office says he is working a full schedule through the treatment which will be completed the week of january 7th. his prognosis is excellent and no side effects, significant side effects, are expected. >> many years ago my dad's treatment was surgery but they are not doing that. radiation typically at this stage? >> reporter: you have options. with early stage prostate cancer you can have surgery, radiation therapy or you can have what we call watchful waiting, active surveillance. and the decision it all comes down to the age of the patient, do they have other medical problems, how do they feel about things and how aggressive is their cancer. >> well, the skin cancer was minor in terms of that. and
this year in california, more than 20,000 men will be diagnosed. most including governor brown will have early stage prostate cancer. now, that means it's localized to the prostate gland and has not spread. governor brown is being treated with a conventional course of radiation which typically means five days a week for four or five weeks. the governor's office says he is working a full schedule through the treatment which will be completed the week of january 7th. his prognosis is excellent...